In advance of this month’s Kaiju No. 8 compilation film, a series of character trailers is introducing us to the show’s major players all over again. Today, a new video highlights the charisma, leadership and combat prowess of Mina Ashiro (voiced by Asami Seto).
Check it out:
Kaiju No. 8 Mina Ashiro Character Trailer
The compilation film, along with the special episode “Hoshina’s Day Off,” will be screened in Japanese theaters starting March 28. The second season of the anime will premiere in July of this year.
Shueisha serializes the original Kaiju No. 8 manga by Naoya Matsumoto in their Shonen Jump+ digital manga magazine. VIZ Media also publishes an English language version of the series. Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya direct the Kaiju No. 8 TV anime at animation studio Production I.G. Ichiro Okouchi provides the series composition, Tetsuya Nishio serves as chief animation director and character designer, Mahiro Maeda provides the kaiju design, Shinji Kimura serves as art director and Yuta Bandoh provides the music.
Crunchyroll currently streams the first season of Kaiju No. 8, describing it thus:
The story revolves around Kafka Hibino, a 32-year-old longing to join The Defense Force and make good on his promise to a childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. He befriends a new coworker Reno Ichikawa, while cleaning up Kaiju remains, whose determination to join The Defense Force inspires Kafka to fulfill his childhood promise to pass the entrance exam and join Mina to protect humanity. When a small Kaiju burrows itself inside Kafka, he gains superhuman strength and powers fit for fighting Kaiju. He works to earn the trust of his human teammates, defeat increasingly powerful Kaiju, and keep the world safe.
Source: TOHO Animation YouTube Channel
